radioNovo News for Johnstown: September 11, 2026

            ON THIS 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AT THE FLIGHT 93 NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARE REFLECTING ON THE YEARS-LONG EFFORT TO HEAL THE DAMAGED SOMERSET COUNTY LANDSCAPE. FOLLOWING A NATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION, REFORESTATION PROJECTS AND DELIBERATE LANDFORMS HAVE TRANSFORMED THE FORMER STRIP MINE INTO MEMORIAL GROVES. MAINTENANCE CREWS SAY MAINTAINING THE SACRED GROUNDS REMAINS A VITAL DUTY TO HONOR THE 40 HEROES LOST.           ONE OF THE FIRST...... FIRST RESPONDERS AT THE SCENE OF UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 93 IS RECALLING THE INITIAL CONFUSION IN STONYCREEK TOWNSHIP. FORMER DETECTIVE BUBBA FATULA WAS AMONG THE FIRST FOUR OFFICERS ON SITE, ENCOUNTERING HEAVY SMOKE AND SCATTERED DEBRIS. WITHOUT NEWS ACCESS, FATULA SAYS IT WAS HOURS LATER BEFORE HE REALIZED THE NATION WAS UNDER ATTACK AND THE SCOPE OF WHAT OCCURRED IN THAT SOMERSET COUNTY FIELD.